J-K: Security forces recover one of biggest hauls of quadcopter-dropped warlike stores in Akhnoor sector
Nov 23, 2023
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 23 : In a joint search operation with the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, security forces on Thursday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition dropped here through a quadcopter flown from across the Line of Control, officials said.
The recovered items include a Turkey-made pistol with magazines, 38 live rounds, nine grenades, and one battery-operated IED, they said.
As per officials, this has been one of the biggest hauls of quadcopter-dropped warlike stores in the Akhnoor sector
"Based on the inputs from troops deployed in the forward areas of having heard quadcopter noise, a joint search operation was conducted by the Police and Army in the vicinity of Laukikhad bridge," Defence PRO in a statement.
"At about 7 AM, a package along with a dropped string was recovered. This has been one of the biggest hauls of quadcopter-dropped warlike stores in the Akhnoor sector, which is aimed at reviving terrorism in the Rajouri and Akhnoor sectors of Jammu and Kashmir," the statement added.
Further details are awaited.
